Segovia

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Segovia is a city in the autonomous region of Castile and León, Spain. It is the capital of Segovia Province.EtymologyThe name of Segovia is of Celtiberian origin. The first inhabitants named the city ''. This name comes from two terms of the Celtiberian language of the Celtic branch of Indo-European. The term Sego means «victory» (the prefix is also present in other city names such as Segeda and Segontia, cf. German "Sieg" or Dutch "zege") and the suffix -briga'' would mean «city» or «strength». So the name might be translated as "City of the victory" or "Victorious city".Under the Romans and Arabs, the city was called Segovia and respectively.GeographyLocationSegovia is located on the plains of Old Castile, near Valladolid and the Spanish capital, Madrid.Segovia is one of nine provinces that make up the autonomous region of Castile and León. Burgos and Valladolid lie to the north, Ávila to the west, Madrid to the south, and Soria to the east. The altitude of the province varies from 750m in the extreme northwest to a maximum of 2430m at Peñalara peak in the Sierra de Guadarrama.